Eye on Jacksonville

Day: June 14, 2021

  • Orange Crush Festival gets special privileges you can’t get

    In a recent interview with Sheriff Mike Williams about this weekend’s Orange Crush “festival” he said the communication between the organizers and the city has been “haphazard.” Haphazard is not a word the residents of Jacksonville and the beaches wants to hear. We want to hear that all is well, we have this under control,…

  • Flush with cash, local politicians may demand even more

    With property values soaring and many new developments in the queue, it is difficult to see what would justify an increase in the property tax rate in Jacksonville. Insiders on the City Council say there are discussions about increasing property taxes. That would be a slap in the face to local taxpayers who will start…